GRE Word List

MALADROIT

lacking adroitness : inept

The meaning of the word maladroit is lacking adroitness : inept.

Random words

WordMeaning
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
rescindto take away : remove
slackento make less active : slow up
self-righteousconvinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
mimicryan instance of mimicking
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
shuffleto mix in a mass confusedly : jumble
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains